8 AUGUST CHANNEL CROSSINGS
THREE MEN IN A BOAT AFLOAT IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
INFLATABLE KAYAK RETAILING ONLINE AT £299
OUT TO SEA ON A FLAT CALM DAY
PICKED UP BY A PASSER BY WHEN SEEN TO BE TAKING IN WATER
PILOT SAID WE OUGHTA
BESIDES COMMON DECENCY AN OBLIGATION UNDER MARITIME LAW
MANY MORE ABOARD BIGGER BOATS MUCH LARGER INFLATABLES
MOTHERS AND BABES IN ARMS
BABE IN A SPORTS BAG
BABE IN THE WOMB
ONLY A MONTH BEFORE BIRTH
EVEN IF IT’S NOT SAID ALOUD SOME MAY ALREADY BE THINKING
LESS EXPENSE TO TAXPAYERS IF THEY SHARED THE SAME TOMB
UNCERTAINTY
OVER THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE
AND THE COST OF PRESERVING IT
HOW MUCH WOULD I DESERVE ’N’ WHO ARE YOU TO SAY?
PRAY FOR THEM
THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE AND FOR THOSE LOOKING AFTER THEM
AND FOR THOSE WHO’D WANT TO SEE THE BACK OF THEM?
WISHING THAT GENEROSITY WAS BOUNDLESS AND WE'D KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN IT ISN'T
YOURS TRULY
THE NEWS POET
